Mark Gardiner is a Certified Fraud Examiner!

Fraud Prevention

This past April, firm partner Mark Gardiner became a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).  The CFE credential denotes proven expertise in fraud prevention, detection and deterrence. There is a complex and unique skill set involved in the CFE designation; CFE’s are trained to identify the warning signs and red flags that indicate evidence of fraud and fraud risk by combining knowledge of complex financial transactions with an understanding of methods, law and how to resolve allegations of fraud.  CFE’s around the world work to help protect the global economy by not only uncovering fraud, by implementing processes that work to prevent fraud from originating.

To become a CFE, an individual must pass a rigorous test on the four major disciplines that comprise the fraud examination body of knowledge:

  • Fraud prevention and deterrence
  • Fraudulent financial transactions
  • Fraud investigation
  • Legal elements of fraud

Because of his CFE status, Mark has also become a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).  Founded in 1988 in Austin, Texas, the ACFE is the world’s largest anti-fraud organization and premier provider of anti-fraud training and education.   The ACFE is reducing business fraud worldwide and inspiring public confidence in the integrity and objectivity within the profession.  The ACFE’s founder, Joseph T. Wells, is a preeminent fraud expert and author, and as an accountant-turned-FBI agent, he has led the formation of a common body of knowledge known today as fraud examination. 

Gardiner Thomsen now has two professionals in the Des Moines office who are CFE’s, as Justin Williams, a Senior Auditor has already obtained the designation.

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